Vice President - Construction Management | West Region

Build the Construction Management Platform of the Future

With over 50 years of experience, MacKay Sposito has established a reputation as a trusted, multidisciplinary firm delivering infrastructure that supports thriving communities. Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, we specialize in public works, energy, and land development, bringing together civil engineering, land surveying, environmental science and permitting, landscape architecture, and construction management and inspection services.

Today, MacKay Sposito is building something bigger than a single practice. We are building a national construction management platform. Backed by private equity and growing rapidly through acquisition, we are expanding across the West Coast with a clear vision to scale nationwide while staying grounded in the relationships and values that have defined our firm for decades.

We are seeking a Vice President of Construction Management to lead this next chapter of our organization within our west region. This executive, reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, will guide and grow our current horizontal construction management practice while laying the foundation for enterprise-wide CM operations.

The role combines operational excellence with strategic platform development, delivering results today while shaping the future of construction management across a larger, more complex, and geographically diverse organization. We anticipate this role covering (WA, OR, CA, NV, AZ, UT, ID, MT, WY, CO, NM) and are open to this leader being based in any of these states.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Management

• Lead and mentor a team of 40+ professionals, including Construction Managers, Inspectors, and Project Coordinators.
• Define and continuously improve the firm’s construction management operating model, anticipating future service lines (e.g., infrastructure CM, vertical CM, environmental construction oversight, program management, specialty construction services).
• Foster a culture of safety, quality, accountability, and professional development across the entire construction staff.
• Establish and enforce best practices, standardize procedures, and implement effective project management methodologies to ensure our clients’ projects achieve their key performance indicators

Operational & Financial Oversight

• Own full responsibility for achieving the department's financial goals, including revenue targets, profit margins, and cost control for the overall construction division.
• Develop and manage the department's annual budget.
• Report on project performance, financial metrics, and operational status to executive leadership.

Strategic Oversight of Environmental Restoration Subsidiary

• Provide executive guidance to middle management of the environmental restoration construction subsidiary.
• Review and approve project bids to ensure competitive and profitable pricing.
• Collaborate with subsidiary leadership to define and set the strategic direction and growth objectives.
• Review contract risk and general construction risk, providing mitigation strategies.

Core Project & Portfolio Management

• Provide executive-level oversight for our core construction management portfolio, ensuring high quality construction management and inspection deliverables within the following sectors:
  • Public Works Infrastructure (e.g., roads, bridges, underground utilities, water treatment facilities, port facilities, mass transit).
  • Hydropower Generation and Facilities.
  • Transmission and Distribution systems (e.g., high-voltage lines, substations).

M&A Integration & Expansion

• Play a significant role in evaluating acquisition targets with construction capabilities and integrating those teams into the MacKay Sposito platform.
• Establish unified CM culture, systems, and expectations across acquired companies.
• Identify and nurture future CM leaders in newly acquired markets, building a deeper and more distributed leadership bench.

Business Development & Strategy

• Develop and execute strategies to secure a strong pipeline of future work and expand market share within new geographies and market sectors
• Represent the construction management practice externally across regions. Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with key clients, partners, and stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field; a professional engineering license is a plus.
• Senior construction management leadership experience, ideally with oversight of multi-region or multi-office operations.
• Experience with infrastructure or civil projects, as well as exposure to energy, utilities, or environmental construction, is a strong plus but not required.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic oversight and business guidance to heavy-civil or environmental construction, including reviewing bids and managing high-level contract and construction risk.
• Ability to travel periodically as the company expands (frequency tailored to candidate and pace of geographic expansion but essential for national leadership).
• Strong financial acumen and a proven track record of consistently meeting or exceeding departmental financial goals.

Why join the MacKay Sposito team?

• A people-first culture - We are dedicated to our employees and their families. We want to do what’s best for them, and their well-being helps drive our business decisions.
• An excellent reputation - Throughout our 50-year history, MacKay Sposito has built and maintained an outstanding reputation in our community, as well as with our clients and business partners. You’ll be joining a team with a strong foundation and reputation that you can be proud to be part of.
• A focus on community - MacKay Sposito and our employees believe in giving back to the communities we serve. As a firm, we support several local organizations focusing on community pillars surrounding veterans and the youth. Our team members serve in volunteer positions as commissioners, committee and board members, youth coaches, and participate across a broad range of initiatives.

Our Values
At MacKay Sposito, we’re serious about our work, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We have a unique and diverse mix of employees who enjoy each other’s company. In addition to having first-rate technical skills, we search out people who are friendly, honest and dedicated to their work. We know that work isn't only about who you work for, but also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, we network with each other, build on each other's contributions, and collaborate to make great things possible.

We firmly believe in the principle of constructive candor – always providing the client with everything they need to know to make fully informed decisions. By creating a positive, committed, and supportive environment, we enable our people to challenge themselves to be the best they can be and celebrate every success.

Who We Are
With more than 50 years of experience, MacKay Sposito is a multidisciplinary firm based in Vancouver, Washington, specializing in public works, energy, and land development. Our passionate team focuses on building lasting relationships through quality work, creative design, and collaboration. We offer civil engineering, land surveying, environmental science and permitting, landscape architecture, and construction management and inspection services.

With the addition of our subsidiary, Riparia Environmental, we now deliver a full suite of services from design and engineering to maintenance and environmental compliance. Together, we balance development with environmental stewardship and sustainability.

We encourage you to ask around about us. Do some digging. We’re confident that you’ll want to learn more. And we look forward to talking with you about a future with MacKay Sposito.

Salaries are based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as various market and business considerations. The wage range for this position is $185,000-$235,000 annually, depending on experience.

Full-time employees receive a well-rounded benefits package, including access to our company-sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, HSA, and Supplemental Life Insurance plans. 100% company-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability coverage. Employees are eligible to participate in our company's 401 (k) plan with up to a 4% match. Additionally, employees also receive paid vacation time, paid sick time, and 11 paid holidays. MacKay Sposito pays for expenses associated with licensure as well as annual profit-sharing bonuses.

Employment requires passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
We participate in E-Verify and are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Open until filled.

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